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HB1430 Enrolled |
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| AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Nursing Home Care Act is amended by adding |
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| Section 1-116.5 and changing Section 3-610 as follows: |
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| (210 ILCS 45/1-116.5 new) |
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| Sec. 1-116.5. "Misappropriation of a resident's property" |
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| means the deliberate misplacement, exploitation, or wrongful |
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| temporary or permanent use of a resident's belongings or money |
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| without the resident's consent.
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| (210 ILCS 45/3-610) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-610)
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| Sec. 3-610. Duty to report violations.
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| (a) A facility employee or agent who becomes aware of abuse |
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neglect of a resident prohibited by Section 2-107 shall |
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| immediately report
the matter to the Department and to the |
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| facility administrator. A facility
administrator who becomes |
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| aware of abuse or neglect of a resident prohibited
by Section |
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| 2-107 shall immediately report the matter by telephone and in
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| writing to the resident's representative, and to the |
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| Department. Any person
may report a violation of Section 2-107 |
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| to the Department.
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| (b) A facility employee or agent who becomes aware of |
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| another facility employee or agent's theft or misappropriation |
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| of a resident's property must immediately report the matter to |
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| the facility administrator. A facility administrator who |
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| becomes aware of a facility employee or agent's theft or |
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| misappropriation of a resident's property must immediately |
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| report the matter by telephone and in writing to the resident's |
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| representative, to the Department, and to the local law |
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| enforcement agency. Neither a licensee nor its employees or |
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| agents may dismiss or otherwise retaliate against a facility |